cowl
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/kaʊl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
- A mask that covers the majority of the head.
- A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
- A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
verb
- To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
- To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
- To make a monk of (a person).
noun
- A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
noun
- A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).
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Synonyms
hoodbonnethoodiecapshroudgrillegrilllouverenclosurebodyworkhousingfairingflapscowlneckcapochriding hood